ถ้วย

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 斗 (MC tuwX, “cup-like object”).

Cognate with Lao ຖ້ວຍ (thuāi), Lü ᦏᦽᧉ (ṫhoy²), Bouyei doix, Zhuang duix, Lakkia ti².

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ถ้วย tʰ ˆ w y
Romanization	Paiboon	tûai
	Royal Institute	thuai
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰua̯j˥˩/(R)

Noun

ถ้วย • (tûai) (classifier ใบ)

1. cup; bowl.
2. trophy cup.

See also

• ชาม (chaam)